Interim show 'The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic' confirmed to debut ahead of Rivers of Light

matt9112

matt9112

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egg said:
And that's the problem y'all are having. You all expected this to be a water show, with, I guess, lots of fountains and projections and stuff like that. And it's not. It's completely different.

The whole point of why we aren't seeing RoL is that IT'S NOT WORKING!! So of course this show wasn't going to have many fountains. The fountains are on the lotus flowers, which aren't working. For the little amount resources they had to work with, they put together some nice barges and stages and got a lot of good performers.

But I can see it... you guys thought "oooh but I want more water stuff, and all they did was dance to fill up time." The problem is that you had RoL or WoC pictured, and so when this wasn't even a similar ceoncept or style as those, you thought it was bad. You came in with not neccessarily too high expectations, but the wrong expectations. This isn't a bad show at all, it's just a very different show (that focuses on Indian cultural singing and dancing), and if you all couldn't get past that, that's your loss.

The average guest will not have those wrong expectations, and so I imagine they'll like this.

Disclaimer: I was and am in no way involved in the show. :)
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the average guest is also stupid in regards to quality...soooo.....point?
 
Bolt

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GhostHost1000 said:
Just spoke to a friend of mine in AK tonight. Said the jungle book show wasn't good and needs a lot of work. Also said the tree of life projections aren't all that good either and all you can tell is that there is light. Not sure if they didn't see the actual show or just saw some of the awakenings.

All in all I'm hearing way more negative reviews of AK at night than positive ones so far from lots of friends and other online commenters who have experienced it the past 2 nights - really sad to hear this.
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I'm confused about people reviews of the projection show. I watched all of them and loved them. Very clear images. It's fun stories - not Buzz Lightyear taking off into space. If follows an animal story. Honestly, the idea of them choosing to mostly avoid IPs was refreshing. But alas, everyone has the right to their opinion. Projection mapping has not fatigued on me - still impressed by it.
 
GhostHost1000

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Bolt said:
I'm confused about people reviews of the projection show. I watched all of them and loved them. Very clear images. It's fun stories - not Buzz Lightyear taking off into space. If follows an animal story. Honestly, the idea of them choosing to mostly avoid IPs was refreshing. But alas, everyone has the right to their opinion. Projection mapping has not fatigued on me - still impressed by it.
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That was my feeling as well. I'll check it out next week but the videos I've seen so far that is the most impressive thing about nighttime AK
 
Bolt

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Just searched the hashtag for the first show. This is the first 3 (you can check too) that popped up. I guess not everyone hates it. Small sample I know but it's good to know not everyone walks out disappointed. (Also the fountain looks to touch in that one photo at least).

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No Name

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matt9112 said:
the average guest is also stupid in regards to quality...soooo.....point?
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Yes, that's kind of the point. The average guest won't have some image of WoC in their mind when watching the show, and so they'll be able to enjoy the dancing, rather than being held back by thinking "ummm where are the fountains?" They'll be able to enjoy the show, not because they don't know what level of quality to expect, but because they don't know what kind of show to expect.

This is not a fountain show. It's a dancing show. People on here didn't expect that, and so to you guys, it's bad. To compare this to WoC is like comparing Everest to the peoplemover. You may have a favorite, but can you really say one is better than the other? They're so different.

I think, just as WoC is a good fountain show, this is a good dancing show. They're different and unique. People's opinions are what they are, and I'm absolutely fine and open to others disliking something. I dislike many things myself. On the other hand, I love TSMM, but most people on here don't think it's anything special. And yet the average guest loves it.

What bothers me is when people dislike something simply because they were expecting something completely skew to what was actually performed. If you expect Everest when riding the peoplemover, you might leave disappointed simply because you came in with the wrong expectation. Same goes for this.

The average guest will go into this with little particular expectation (other than expecting a quality show) and so I think they'll leave happy. Perhaps this is the TSMM of shows. A subject where Disney would only do harm by listening to the popular opinion on this board. Time will tell.
 
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egg said:
Yes, that's kind of the point. The average guest won't have some image of WoC in their mind when watching the show, and so they'll be able to enjoy the dancing, rather than being held back by thinking "ummm where are the fountains?" They'll be able to enjoy the show, not because they don't know what level of quality to expect, but because they don't know what kind of show to expect.

This is not a fountain show. It's a dancing show. People on here didn't expect that, and so to you guys, it's bad. To compare this to WoC is like comparing Everest to the peoplemover. You may have a favorite, but can you really say one is better than the other?

I think, just as WoC is a good fountain show, this is a good dancing show. People's opinions are what they are, and I'm fine with others disliking something. I dislike many things. I love TSMM, but most people on here don't think it's anything special, and yet the average guest loves it.

What bothers me is when people dislike it simply because they were expecting something completely skew to what was actually performed. If you expect Everest when riding the peoplemover, you might leave disappointed simply because you came in with the wrong expectation. Same goes for this.

The average guest will go into this with little particular expectation (other than expecting a quality show) and so I think they'll leave happy. Perhaps this is the TSMM of shows. A subject where Disney would only do harm by listening to the popular opinion on this board. Time will tell.
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https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-magic-celebration-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/

That promotion pic though....
 
Jeremy Geertsema

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HouCuseChickie said:
I could see people coming out ahead with the Tiffins package if the package menu is open to the full menu, or at least a number of the higher priced items on the full menu. The description says your choice of appetizer, entree, dessert, and non-alcoholic beverage, but the norm is for them to offer a more limited menu for dining packages. I know we had a specific menu when we did the F! pkg at Mama Melrose, and the same happened with the WoC pkg at Carthay Circle at DCA...and at least for the latter of the two, the package options were 'cheaper' items on the menu. In other words, I suspect the Wagyu will not be an option with the Tiffins pkg.
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I saw from bloggers on Instagram & Twitter, that the Wagyu beef is apparently an option. So that really is a deal. Maybe Tiffins is the better option.
 
No Name

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oceanbreeze77 said:
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-magic-celebration-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/

That promotion pic though....
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Well, there's only one thing of water in that pic, and it is the double mist screen. Yes, the mist screens weren't working well last night. Anyone know if they worked better tonight? The mist screens could've provided some nice background imagery, but failed to do much more than show colors and some vaguely identifiable characters.

I guess the pic should've emphasized the dancing rather than the water feature, to give people an idea that this is a dancing and singing (and fire twirling!) performance rather that a WoC-style show. It should've made more clear that the mist screens weren't the main focus but more of a background.

Perhaps they wanted to hold the dancing as a surprise, but if so, well, that didn't work.

So Disney deserves an ounce of blame for that pic. Their other advertising, I feel, was pretty in-line with what we got, and so I can't give them the whole cup of blame. But I see your point. The average guest won't have seen this or much promotional stuff, so they'll go in with a clear mind.

I've also searched for this show on twitter and instagram and all that 21st century junk, and will continue to as they days go by. And while the opinions aren't all positive (as with anything), they're certainly more favorable than they are on here. I'd like to say social media is biased somehow, but it scares me that the average guest might actually come close to someone who posts their entire life on twitter and instagram. :eek:

Jeremy Geertsema said:
I saw from bloggers on Instagram & Twitter, that the Wagyu beef is apparently an option. So that really is a deal. Maybe Tiffins is the better option.
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But you'll be done with your three bite-sized pieces of meat only minutes into the show :D
 
Baloo62

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So basically I should now approach Disney experiences with low expectations so I'm not disappointed? Funny, I never had to do that at Dollywood or Six Flags. If I had been locked away in the Bastille for 50 years and never been to a theme park in my life, I would STILL be bored to tears with this crap sandwich after 5 minutes. And what the hell makes it "alive with magic" anyway?
 
Cletus

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Baloo62 said:
So basically I should now approach Disney experiences with low expectations so I'm not disappointed? Funny, I never had to do that at Dollywood or Six Flags. If I had been locked away in the Bastille for 50 years and never been to a theme park in my life, I would STILL be bored to tears with this crap sandwich after 5 minutes. And what the hell makes it "alive with magic" anyway?
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Shhhh.....don't be dissing Six Flags like that! LOL
 
witandwander

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Something that I haven't seen mentioned often and will also affect Rivers of Light - the seating is not well thought out. It's extremely close together and not very steep at all. I could barely see over the people in front of me, which I can deal with (I am 5'10"), but my toddler couldn't see at all. This led to an extremely uncomfortable battle of her wanting to sit on our laps (but kicking the people in front of us) or wanting to stand in her seat (blocking the view of the people behind us). But honestly, she could not have seen a single thing if she sat on the bench in "her own seat" and she is a tall toddler (nearly 40"). Definitely a warning to other moms and dads - bring a booster or skip this show.
 
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Cody5242

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Quick summary of the Animal Kingdom nighttime offerings:
Everything was great except for the Jungle Book. It had no punch to it and wasn't met with a mild applause at the end. The Tree of Life Awakening is the best thing Disney has done in years
 
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Cliff

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"IF" the GPS/software guided boats of RoL aren't working properly, could Disney be scrapping that entire technology from the boats/floats and barges? If so, I'm guessing they would need to install tracks underwater to guide the show elements. That involves divers, welders and all kinds of crazy stuff that could take time.

I dunno, GPS guided boats don't seem "safe" to me. That seems way too prone to electronic mishaps. Could you imagine some bone-head guest sneaking in a GPS frequency jammer he built from a Radio Shack kit? He hits a button and the boats lose satellite lock? (yeah, they exist) Bang!...there goes the show. Even worse,...that hits the web and now people are "hacking" the show every other night.

Seems to me that a hard track guided system would be safe and more fool proof. I dunno anything,...just throwing that one out there.
 
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Sweet Thing

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Crazydisneyfanluke said:
After watching the video,
The singers: The bass sounds like one of the singers from Festival of the lion king? The other male, is he the one from the Villain up charge party?
Choreograph was meh. Seemed like they took in non performers to move their hands a bit. (Think front line CMs)
Lighting: What?
Barges: DL F! barges showed up. The larger ones looked nice.
Projections: They looked bad in the ROL media preview and still do.
Overall: Its the Stitches great escape of shows.
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Yes to both singers. As for the dancers, they are all the same dancers you see at Festival of the Lion King and Festival of Fantasy.
 
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